VOCAB Using the “Irrigation” Essay, add the following words to your vocab list: Ditch Irrigation Sprinkler System Drip Irrigation Terrace Irrigation Center Pivot Irrigation
Notes: get out a piece of paper and title it Irrigation
What is Irrigation? DEFINITION: the movement of water to crops using man-made means rather than relying on rainfall alone
QUIZ TIME - Number your paper 1-5 -Write down what type of irrigation is happening in each photo
ANSWER TIME!
Ditch Irrigation
Sprinkler System
Drip Irrigation
Terrace Irrigation
Center Pivot Irrigation
Center Pivot Irrigation in Jordan
Central Utah Project Keeping Utah Alive…. one reservoir at a time
Water Conservation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BHQ170BVcM&nohtml5=False
What is it? A water system that takes water from the Colorado Basin & Rocky Mountains to the Wasatch Mountains and beyond Started project in 1956
What is it? WHY? Rapid population growth + “wasted” water= NOT GOOD Built dams to stop the water from flowing all to one place Stored water is used for: Irrigation Hydroelectric power Fish/wildlife Recreation Drinking water (eventually)
What it actually looks like Major Reservoirs in Utah
Glen Canyon Dam- Lake Powell Reservoir
Flaming Gorge Dam
Solider Creek Dam- Strawberry Reservoir
Jordanelle Reservoir
Deer Creek Reservoir